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What can cleavage and fracture do to a mineral?
Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
Step like cleavage is a property of what mineral?
feldspar
What is the ability of a mineral to break along preferred directions called?
Cleavage
Which mineral shows no cleavage has a hardness of 6.5 and a composition of SIO?
Graphite
If a mineral doesn't have cleavage it said to have?
can i have a sentence for cleavage i need one for science class iim in 6th grade and i need an easy one
One way to test a mineral is to break it and see how many directions of what it has?
cleavage....
What is the name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces?
cleavage
One way to test a mineral is to break it and see how many directions of what it what?
...directions of cleavage...
What are ways to test a mineral?
You could test for hardness, streak, cleavage, fluorescence, reaction to acid, radioactivity, flame test, etc.
Is the cleavage for a mineral always the same for that mineral?
Yes, all different samples of that mineral will have the same cleavage.
Is the cleavage for a mineral is always the same for that mineral?
Yes, all different samples of that mineral will have the same cleavage.
What is the cleavage of tin?
Tin, by itself is not a mineral, and has no cleavage.
What is the Difference between a rock cleavage and a mineral cleavage?
The mineral cleavage is made up of many other particles to form a rock when the rock cleavage is just a rock.
What is a cleavage of a mineral?
A good example of a mineral with basal cleavage are those from the mica group such as muscovite and biotite
The way a mineral splits is called?
CLEAVAGE
Why isn't just determining if a mineral has cleavage enough to identify a mineral?
Because many minerals exhibit cleavage.
What is a mineral of basal cleavage?
A good example of a mineral with basal cleavage are those from the mica group such as muscovite and biotite
